Mickey Mouse Topiary costume

Mickey Mouse Topiary costume by Russell Reaver

Step 1:

I found a silk topiary curbside that someone had discarded. I took it home and took all the silk leaves off. I sorted the leaves by size.

Step 2:

For Mickey's head I made a base of duct tape and paper grocery bags over a beach ball. There are eye holes covered with sheer green fabric.

Step 3:

The ears are made from sturdy paper plates. The snout and nose are paper. I glued spanish moss lightly over the base. Then I used hot glue to glue the leaves one by one over the entire head.

Step 4:

The body and legs are an old t-shirt of mine and old oversized shorts from a thrift store with a pair of leggings under them. The clothes were covered with the leaves using glue. I only covered the part of the clothing that would show. The tucked in or overlapped ares are free of leaves. The shoes were made the same way as the head. The gloves are from a white shirt that we were discarding.